128 entries under defend topic. ×

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reply(noun, verb, defense)
3
resist(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
retort(noun, verb, defense)
3
return(noun, verb, defense)
3
uphold(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain)
2
avert(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
champion(verb, support, cover, keep, promote)
2
comfort(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
2
cosset(verb, cover, love, honor, encourage)
2
cover up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, cover)
2
cushion(verb, support, place, cover, keep)
2
hedge(noun, verb, support, hold, cover)
2
nurse(verb, support, love, honor, promote)
2
ride shotgun for(verb, expression, idiom, support, cover)
2
shotgun(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
2
ward off(expression, hold, cover, maintain, oppose)
2
watch(verb, support, hold, cover, keep)
1
admire(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
1
adore(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
1
appreciate(verb, love, honor, encourage, prize)
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